How and Why I Switched Over To Cruelty-Free Products
We use so many personal products every day. When you shower, wash dishes, wash your clothes, or do your skin routine, you're probably using something that's been bought from Target or Walmart. Very little of us use homemade products. One, it's time consuming. Two, it's a lot easier to just buy something.
About two years ago, I was surfing the web on my phone, when I came to an article about product animal testing. Without getting into the details, I was able to easily google and come to a few conclusions: animal testing is still regularly used in a lot of our daily products, and I owned many products from companies that used horrible techniques. It really tugged at my heartstrings. I would consider myself an animal lover, so I wasn't happy to realize that my ignorance on the topic made me part of the cycle that kept companies that animal tested in business.
I soon made it my New Years Resolution to really transform the things I bought. I wanted to spend the rest of the year making educated decisions on what I bought, even down to tooth brushes and dental floss. The first step was figuring out what being "cruelty free" meant. I spent a lot of the time on the internet, scouring and trying to understand what was considered cruelty free. The first place I visited was Cruelty Free Kitty. This website was a lifesaver. It explained to me what the different labels meant, which companies to buy, which to avoid, and where to find products that might be harder to find in a regular store.
My next step was to implement these changes. I firstly started with makeup. I'm a big fan of a variety of brands. After learning that any brand that sells in or out of China legally must test on animals, my options dwindled substantially. On top of that, a lot of brands can be umbrella-ed under by brands that fund or partake in animal testing. I used Cruelty Free Kitty to find everything, from hair products to makeup, shampoo, conditioner, and even deodorant and mouthwash.
I don't think the switch over to doing this is for everyone. It takes a lot of work, and in no way am I trying to push it on anyone else. But seriously, it's 2020. We don't need to test on animals anymore to know what works for us.
About two years ago, I was surfing the web on my phone, when I came to an article about product animal testing. Without getting into the details, I was able to easily google and come to a few conclusions: animal testing is still regularly used in a lot of our daily products, and I owned many products from companies that used horrible techniques. It really tugged at my heartstrings. I would consider myself an animal lover, so I wasn't happy to realize that my ignorance on the topic made me part of the cycle that kept companies that animal tested in business.
I soon made it my New Years Resolution to really transform the things I bought. I wanted to spend the rest of the year making educated decisions on what I bought, even down to tooth brushes and dental floss. The first step was figuring out what being "cruelty free" meant. I spent a lot of the time on the internet, scouring and trying to understand what was considered cruelty free. The first place I visited was Cruelty Free Kitty. This website was a lifesaver. It explained to me what the different labels meant, which companies to buy, which to avoid, and where to find products that might be harder to find in a regular store.
My next step was to implement these changes. I firstly started with makeup. I'm a big fan of a variety of brands. After learning that any brand that sells in or out of China legally must test on animals, my options dwindled substantially. On top of that, a lot of brands can be umbrella-ed under by brands that fund or partake in animal testing. I used Cruelty Free Kitty to find everything, from hair products to makeup, shampoo, conditioner, and even deodorant and mouthwash.
I don't think the switch over to doing this is for everyone. It takes a lot of work, and in no way am I trying to push it on anyone else. But seriously, it's 2020. We don't need to test on animals anymore to know what works for us.
Thank you for posting this. I am a huge animal lover and like too many people, I turn a blind eye to how badly manufacturing companies abuse animals in testing. I am really going to look into this. Thank you very much
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